| On Saturday May 6, 2006 members of the Ridge VFD attended the Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen's Association Convention held in Indian Head, Maryland. A Memorial service was held in honor of all the deceased members. The meeting was held afterwards in which Ridge VFD received honors in Fire Prevention, winning the Class 1 year round Fire Prevention Award. Special recognition was presented by SMVFA to Matthew Ridgell for his dedicated service to the RVFD Fire Prevention Program. Firefighter/EMT Scot Best received an award for being honored with the W. David Gott Memorial Trophy for overall Fire Prevention last year. This year's Gott Memorial Trophy was presented to Mechanicsville VFD. Safety Officer Phillip Cooper was presented with the Frank Cotrufo Jr. Safety Award. Also, Beverly O'Connor of the Ridge VRS was elected into the SMVFA Hall of Fame. Congratulations to all that were honored!
On Sunday May 7, 2006 the Fightin' 4 was off to Indin Head with Engine 42, Engine 43, and Command 4 to participate in the parade held on Route 210 in Indian Head, MD. Even Sparky made a show! Following the parade members had lunch, socialized, and participated in the Battle of the Buckets. Ridge came home with two trophies:
-Best appearing 1250 GPM (Engine 42)
-Company coming the longest distance |
